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Obligations of the State
- English
A citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the state shall be bound by mutual rights and duties.
The human rights and freedoms, established by the Constitution and the laws, shall be inalienable, and no one shall have the right to deprive or limit them without a court decision.
The human rights and freedoms shall be directly applicable. The human rights and freedoms shall determine the essence and content of laws, the activities of state and self-government bodies and their officials.
... (Art. 20) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi va davlat bir-biriga nisbatan o‘zaro huquq va majburiyatlar bilan bog‘liqdir.
Insonning Konstitutsiya va qonunlarda mustahkamlab qo‘yilgan huquq va erkinliklari daxlsizdir hamda ulardan sud qarorisiz mahrum etishga yoki ularni cheklab qo‘yishga hech kim haqli emas.
Insonning huquq va erkinliklari bevosita amal qiladi. Insonning huquq va erkinliklari qonunlarning, davlat organlari, fuqarolarning o‘zini o‘zi boshqarish organlari, ularning mansabdor shaxslari faoliyatining mohiyati va mazmunini belgilaydi.
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Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe general principle that within matters of human rights, the treaties and agreements approved and ratified by Guatemala, have preeminence over the internal law[,] is established. (Art. 46)
- SpanishSe establece el principio general de que en materia de derechos humanos, los tratados y convenciones aceptados y ratificados por Guatemala, tienen preeminencia sobre el derecho interno. (Art. 46)
Obligations of the State
- English1. The practice of bodies operating on the basis of international human rights treaties, which have been ratified by the Republic of Armenia, shall be taken into account when interpreting the provisions of the Constitution on fundamental rights and freedoms.
2. The restrictions of fundamental rights and freedoms may not exceed the restrictions stipulated by the international treaties of the Republic of Armenia. (Art. 81) - Armenian1. Հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների վերաբերյալ Սահմանադրությունում ամրագրված դրույթները մեկնաբանելիս հաշվի է առնվում Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վավերացրած՝ մարդու իրավունքների վերաբերյալ միջազգային պայմանագրերի հիման վրա գործող մարմինների պրակտիկան:
2. Հիմնական իրավունքների և ազատությունների սահմանափակումները չեն կարող գերազանցել Հայաստանի Հանրապետության միջազգային պայմանագրերով սահմանված սահմանափակումները: (Հոդված 81)
Obligations of the State
- English
The proposal for a new Constitution to be submitted to a plebiscite must contain, at least, the following institutional and fundamental principles:
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3. Sovereignty is limited by the dignity of the human person and the human rights recognized in international treaties ratified by the State of Chile and currently in force.
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5. Chile is a social and democratic rule-of-law State, whose purpose is to promote the common good, recognize fundamental rights and freedoms, and promote the progressive development of social rights, subject to the principle of fiscal responsibility and through state and private institutions.
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9. Chile protects and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms
... (Art. 154) - Spanish
La propuesta de nueva Constitución que se someta a plebiscito deberá contener, al menos, las siguientes bases institucionales y fundamentales:
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3. La soberanía tiene como límite la dignidad de la persona humana y los derechos humanos reconocidos en los tratados internacionales ratificados por el Estado de Chile y que se encuentren vigentes.
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5. Chile es un Estado social y democrático de derecho, cuya finalidad es promover el bien común; que reconoce derechos y libertades fundamentales, y que promueve el desarrollo progresivo de los derechos sociales, con sujeción al principio de responsabilidad fiscal y a través de instituciones estatales y privadas.
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9. Chile protege y garantiza derechos y libertades fundamentales
... (Art. 154)
Obligations of the State
- English
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2. In the Kyrgyz Republic, people's power shall be based on … protection of human and civil rights and freedoms,
… (Art. 2) - Russian
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2. В Кыргызской Республике народовластие основывается на ... защиты прав и свобод человека и гражданина,
... (Статья 2) - Kyrgyz
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2. Кыргыз Республикасында элдик бийлик ... адамдын жана жарандын укуктарын жана эркиндиктерин коргоо, ... негизденет.
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Obligations of the State
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
• … the civic rights and the exercise of the public freedoms;
… (Art. 125) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
- … les droits civiques et l’exercice des libertés publiques;
… (Art. 125)
Obligations of the State
- English
a. All persons are born equally free and independent and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the right of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of pursuing and maintaining and security of the person and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, subject to such qualifications as provided for in this Constitution.
… (Art. 11)
Obligations of the State
- English(1) Every person in Guyana is entitled to the basic right to a happy, creative and productive life, free from hunger, ignorance and want. That right includes the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual.
… (Art. 40)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishThe rights and duties of citizens and other persons may be determined by the National Assembly only by law. (Art. 87)
- SlovenePravice in obveznosti državljanov ter drugih oseb lahko državni zbor določa samo z zakonom. (87. Člen)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishAny law or part of any law contrary to the fundamental rights or freedoms guaranteed by this Chapter shall be void or void to the extent of such inconsistency. (Art. 63)
- Dhivehiއެއްވެސް ޤާނޫނެއް ނުވަތް ޤާނޫނަކުން ބައެއް ވިޔަސް މި ބާބުގައި ބަޔާންވެގެންވާ އަސާސީ ހައްޤަކާ ނުވަތަ މިނިވަންކަމަކާ ތަޢާރުޟްވާ ނަމަ، އެޤާނޫނެއް ނުވަތަ އެ ޤާނޫނަކުން އެ ޙައްޤަކާ ނުވަތަ އެ މިނިވަންކަމަކާ ތަޢާރުޟްވާ މިންވަރެއް ވާނީ ބާތިލް އެއްޗަކަށެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 63 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)